Growing groundnuts is done commercially in the Northern Cape, Free State, Limpopo and North West. Resource limited farmers, especially in the northern and eastern parts […]
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How To Establish A Biosecurity Plan For Poultry
In chicken farming, a biosecurity plan for poultry production is your first line of defence against disease. Biosecurity is the preventative measures you put in […]
Starting A Nursery: Tips For Success
When it comes to starting a nursery business, Rofunwa Nefefe (pictured), founder of Veentiro Trading Nursery in Limpopo, has learnt a great deal along the […]
Goat Farming: Tips To Be Successful In South Africa
Learn more about some of the key points to successful goat farming given by Patriot Boer Goat Stud’s Johan Steyn (pictured), who also runs courses […]
Equine Theft: A Growing Scourge
Theft of equines ~ donkeys and horses ~ is an increasingly prevalent form of stock theft, although the reasons for the theft of donkeys and […]
Government Opens Funding Opportunity For Small Farmers
African, Indian and Coloured-owned small farming enterprises looking to expand their operations can now gain access to government funding up to a maximum of R5 […]
UN Food Systems Summit ‘hogwash’
The United Nations Food Systems Summit, held in New York last month, was “hogwash” and a “threat to peoples’ food sovereignty”. That’s the view of […]
Latest SA Smallholder Digital Magazine Now Ready For Download
Click here to download the latest edition of the SA Smallholder Magazine, October 2021.
Apply Now For Lease Of Farm Near Klerksdorp
A state farm measuring 412ha has become available for a lease of 30 years to an African, Coloured or Indian South African citizen in the […]
Stihl Returns To Full Strength Following Looting
Just seven weeks after its South African head office and distribution warehouse were destroyed and its stock-holding of machines and parts stolen Stihl South Africa […]